First time build questions

as soon as the meat argument started a really strong stench of fish come into my window!! errrrrrrrrrr

Ahh thats me. Just come from Billingsgate, I'm after that 50p.

no!

What! You said I could have 50p! I need it for tea to ease this bloody hangover.

you can have a cuppa....but im not giving you any money! piss off!!

Ahh you're alright, my editor has just made me one. And hasn't had a go at me for posting bollocks on this forum and not doing any work today.

bonus!!

ffub There are quire a few cheap fixed/track frames in the US, the bastards. Thing with shipping is you with have to pay for shipping, import duty and VAT. It quickly becomes as expensive as getting a new pukka frame over here, otherwise I would have a couple of Pake framesets lying around. IRO are cheap in the states too. Somas and Surlys don't cost anywhere near what we pay. Tis a shame that no one has sorted out medium scale shipping of these things as there is clearly demand for cheap fixed gear frames in the UK if ebay is anything to go by.

I brought a cheap titanium track frame off ebay, some chinese fella in new york cost £300 all in £200 odd for the bike, £68 worth of vat/customs and £30 shipping, which I thought was a fairly good deal, with the pound being so strong 2 for 1 and all it seems a shame to let the taxman ruin your bike buying fun. The frame did take about two and half weeks to ship over but its all good. It seems seller was using me as a benchmark and now has them on the bay at a starting price, twice what i paid.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Titanium-Tracker-bike-frame-AeroTi-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ190132758837QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2904QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

jv I noticed Edwards in Camberwell are now stocking track frames. Probably made in the far east, but the shapes looked good and the price was £129.99

they have been for ages. the alum one is made in taiwan i think at the same factory as dolan.. i rode it and it basically identical to my dolan

I'm assuming that Edwards don't got no internets for me to look at 'em?

RPM [quote]hippy I had steak and ale pie for lunch today after garlic snail starts.. mmm dead animal meat.. mmm meat... mmm :P

now, I've eaten brains, sheeps eyeballs, frogs legs and horses. but I draw the line at those slugs[/quote]

Well, I've eaten snails a couple of times but none of the stuff you mentioned. Brains? Eyeballs? No Fkn Way

magic juan I'm assuming that Edwards don't got no internets for me to look at 'em?

It's this one.

http://www.webbline.co.uk/frametools.asp

the paintwork is hurting my eyes

First post for me after a lurking period also!

I'm building my first fixed gear bike and back to your original question I used Wheel & Sprocket to get my wheels, good prompt service and delivery if you use them for anything. Customs will get you which is a shame but with the exchange rate it's less painful!

edmundane the paintwork is hurting my eyes

Bob Jackson Pollock.

hahaha I have no art sense in me at all but Pollock I know.. used him as inspiration for my school folio back in the day.
Ho Ho Ho I am such a clever monkey.. while people were taking weeks trying to recreate Dali images on their folios I was flicking toothbrushes dipped in paint and squirting paint bottles all over my folio. 15min. Done.

pollock was an alcoholic. i see you with a dozen empty bulmers bottles on the floor with your folio hippy

Ah, so we share vices too. He must've been a genius - how much did Blue Poles or whatever it was sell for? Damn! Lots of Bulmers worth, that's for sure!

know what i reckon we should be down the pub or on the saddle instead of posting all these. the 2 of us have been posting here all night.

and none of what we post relate to the original thread!

magic juan Hello there! First post after a week of lurking, looking at the bike porn.
Just wondered - has anyone heard of and/or used wheelandsprocket on ebay?

I got some wheels of them. They delivered fast and the wheels were good. Though only trouble being like Hippy mentioned you will pay alot of customs tax i.e the wheels I bought were £120 the import tax was £56!

edmundane know what i reckon we should be down the pub or on the saddle instead of posting all these. the 2 of us have been posting here all night.

I'm here intentionally to avoid going out.
Anyway, my first post in this thread was on-topic and said all i needed to say :)

that ti frame looks beautiful i love the unusual rear stays and the joint between them and the seat tube off set looks like one of those current top end bridgstone track frames

dicki that ti frame looks beautiful i love the unusual rear stays and the joint between them and the seat tube off set looks like one of those current top end bridgstone track frames

thanks dicki,

I just wanted a ti frame, rode condor's moda before I got my soma, and just couldn't afford it with the spec I wanted, so spent weeks getting outbid on lots of ti road bikes before I managed to get my hands on this one.
Just trying to get my hands on suitable bits to do it justice.

quick question re brakes. I've got some campag brakes and levers on my soma, and was thinking of buying some (campag brakes) for this one. The only thing is that with the campag brake lever, you have to pull on it and slide over a little metal rod to open out the front brake so you can remove the front wheel. Not sure if this is a 2007 addition or is a historic thing with campag. If I just brought a bog standard lever (any suggestions on brake levers appreciated) to sit on my bars up by the stem, how would I open up the front brake to get the front wheel out? Has anyone used campag brakes on a track bike before, who can answer? Also if this is going to be a bit of a ball ache, any suggestions on front brakes to get hold of.

The current Campag calipers, in common with Tektro (who I'm pretty certain make them, certainly the cheaper ones), Shimano etc have a lever on the caliper which slackens the cable and should allow you to remove the wheel. Tends to depend how portly yer tyres are. If you have fat tyres, the extra release on the brake lever can be handy.

I generally only remove the wheel when the tyre is flat, so it tends not to be an issue.